I live in Stockholm, Sverige/Sweden and I love progressive rock and have done it for perhaps two years. Before I only loved progg - another genre. In the swedish prog(g) the music don't have to be progressive, it was what was around the music that was progressive.

So here we have to separate those definitions when we talk about this with ordinary people. Amongst my 180 facebook-friends there's just a few that like progressive rock (two uncles for example). I have spoken with a friend who likes experimental rock like Mogwai(I don't) and he thinks Genesis is to much "all over the place".

I think people here in Sweden is very open minded to new forms of music, but of course it depends on what music they like from the beginning. Many of my friends is also too voice-oriented to appreciate progressive rock . Over all I think prog is a very underrated genre - people really should discover this glorious world!

I've recently moved to Eugene, Oregon (USA) from Cincinnati, Ohio (USA), and amazingly enough, I've met more people into, or at least respectful, of prog in these few months then I had ever known back in my hometown. In fact I met one fellow who told me about the time he would play concerts in the 70's where they would only play Tales from Topographic Oceans in its entirety.

Not that prog is big around here or anything, but the people around here tend to enjoy music that is 'different' or at least not 'mainstream', so prog is naturally more common.

I think that the prog especially the Progressive Metal sub-genre is very appreciated here in Israel, and if I know right, Israel has one of the biggest prog scenes in the world, so I'm very glad that it is like that and PROG ON!

Here in CT we get every Rush, Yes, Tull, Waters,Musical Box and even Hackett tour. In Farfield County where I live, the Musical Box played a show at the Ridgefield Playhouse, which was an amazing show. Rush came in October, and Yes is stopping by in April.

I'm also in CT (Hartford area) and saw Rush last summer. Every band you mentioned is older than me and I'm in my 50's. The state of Prog in CT sucks in my opinion. When do ANY new artists come here? Personally I have a hard time seeing the same bands I saw back in the 70's. They are just past their prime. Though Rush did put on an excellent show in Bridgeport. The only other Prog fan I know is my son. (Guess I raised him right). All of my friends (my age) are into country/pop/easy listening/classic rock.

Oh, I'm from Venezuela. And no, I don't know any other prog fan more that some Twitter people and the people from this forum. Art is dead here. :-/

Man, I can´t think of a better description of the situation of this genre in my country (Colombia). Here al Progarchives.com I believe there´s me and other Colombian...As my neighbor from Venezuela says, the prog scene in this part of the world (except for Brasil, Argentina and probably Chile) is practically inexistent, no bands come (or came in earlier years...), people know something of Pink Floyd or Genesis but that´s it, the radio stations are filled with native rhytms, etc...i guess you get the idea. Our only source of knowledge is the web and great websites like this, so my congratulations to all the members of this family called Progarchives.com.

Just a anecdote for you to know: David Gilmour once came to do a concert in my hometown (Cali, Colombia)...you know what happened? People started booing and throwing bottles and things at him...so he ran...

Oh, I'm from Venezuela. And no, I don't know any other prog fan more that some Twitter people and the people from this forum. Art is dead here. :-/

Man, I can´t think of a better description of the situation of this genre in my country (Colombia). Here al Progarchives.com I believe there´s me and other Colombian...As my neighbor from Venezuela says, the prog scene in this part of the world (except for Brasil, Argentina and probably Chile) is practically inexistent, no bands come (or came in earlier years...), people know something of Pink Floyd or Genesis but that´s it, the radio stations are filled with native rhytms, etc...i guess you get the idea. Our only source of knowledge is the web and great websites like this, so my congratulations to all the members of this family called Progarchives.com.

Just a anecdote for you to know: David Gilmour once came to do a concert in my hometown (Cali, Colombia)...you know what happened? People started booing and throwing bottles and things at him...so he ran...

Saludos desde Colombia. Keep Progging!!!

Wow, thanks for the information! I wasn't sure what the musical scene in Sud America was like!

Funny....in Chicago, when the weather is warm, we have street musicians who play pan pipes, guitar & flute, playing the native music you mentioned! Many times, they are really outstanding, I'm very fond of that music and even play a bit myself on guitar!

Glad you are in the family, this is a very diverse and interesting bunch on here! Cheers and adios, Chuck p.s. this is one of the groups I saw playing on Michigan Avenue, I bought one of their CDs and I love it! In many ways, this approaches prog rock!

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